ABSTRACT
I have always known what motivates Dan in drawing the way he does, but last week I interviewed him to hear it in his own words, and to share those words with you. You might consider some of Dan’s views as worthy of adoption. (Perhaps all of them.)
First of all, he has gotten over the fear of making a “bad drawing. ” He found that in trying to make a “good drawing ” there is a tendency to judge every line you draw. This can tighten you up and take your mind off the gesture. Dan doesn’t look too long at a pose nor does he refer back to the model over and over. He says the pose gets “frozen” and you begin to see a lot of “stuff.” Also in looking too often at the model, you begin to lose the overall pose and fi nd yourself drawing one little section — then one line at a time.
